I just received my last dose of Degarelix - was on it for one year.

I’m 4+5 Gleason 9, suspicious of lymph node involvement. I has a prostatectomy in December.

I experienced weight gain, moodiness, fatigue, and decreased libido.

However, in April I started walking and swimming. Averaged 5.8 miles per day and was nearing a mile per session in the pool.

This was all despite zero testosterone. Unfortunately, I suffered a retinal detachment, which abruptly ended all that.

But the point is that 10 months into zero testosterone, I somehow found the energy to exercise vigorously.

My hot flashes were confined to my face. I’d get sweaty without warning but nobody seemed to notice.

Weight loss has been difficult. Sleep is ok. I’m waking once per night

All told it hasn’t been bad, yet I still despise it. But the payoff, which is living longer, is well worth it